Stephen Morgan wrote:Are there still obscene phone calls? ... So, have they stopped?
No, nowadays the obscene calls just get innocent people obscenely SWAT teamed ... sometimes deliberately on behalf of the obscene hacker/callers. They call it SWATting... the CNN piece says "conservative bloggers" claim its being used against them.
Swatting - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swatting
Swatting is an attempt to trick an emergency service (such as a 9-1-1 dispatcher) into dispatching an emergency response team. The name is derived from SWAT (Special Weapons and Tactics), one type of such team. Such action places law enforcement and citizens at risk and are criminal actions. In addition it reduces law enforcement officer (LEO) coverage and costs taxpayer money.
CNN Spotlights the 'SWATting' Phenomenon - National Review Online
http://www.nationalreview.com/campaign- ... phenomenon
Jun 9, 2012 – Jim Geraghty writes on NRO: CNN did a good report yesterday on the phenomenon of SWATting, and interviewed network contributor Erick ...
Latest SWATting Victim Is…Brett Kimberlin? Bloggers Work to Debunk
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/latest- ... to-debunk/
Jun 11, 2012 – Could convicted bomber Brett Kimberlin possibly have been the victim of a SWATting attack? That seems to be what he's alleging -- but ...
Bluegrass Pundit: Fired: NBC Producer who made fake Zimmerman ...
Apr 6, 2012 – Fired: NBC Producer who made fake Zimmerman 911 call tape fired. NBC still claims it .... Politico Reporter: Romney Only Comfortable Around .
http://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2012/05 ... -erickson/
Police Kill Teenager and Blame Man that made Fake 911 Call ...
http://www.eurweb.com/2012/03/pasadena- ... -911-call/
Mar 30, 2012 – Fake 911 call leads to the death of college student, Kendrec McDade, 19. *The world is finally seeing the ... Joe Williams Fired by Politico ...
Horror!… Bogus Call Sends Police to Home of Bomber Kimberlin ...
http://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2012/05 ... -erickson/
May 27, 2012 – .sentenced to three years in prison for phoning in a false 911 call that led authorities to swarm a Lake Forest house and handcuff innocent ...
Police: 'Threat matrix' dictated SWAT team response at Powell Avenue home
http://www.courierpress.com/news/2012/j ... ide-arent/
Online threat — but SWAT team raids wrong house
18-year-old was watching Food Network when door came down, stun grenade went off
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/48018051/ns ... e-security
Of course, in those last 2 articles it seems obvious these kinds of cases are partly being used by police to potentially demand more strict legislation RE: secure wifi.
But these are yet more great examples of the kinds of military creep that are increasing across the country, endangering innocent law abiding people while the "military creeps" (the guys in the SWAT teams) get off scott-free in their over-zealous rampages through "the people's" homes and community.
EDIT: I think it was cyber-stalking-troll Socrates (Seth Allen) under one of many usernames (LeftiesDon'tSupportRivero) who posted the only link on RI that I can find re: Kimberlin):
Original PI owner gives up, gives to whack jobs
viewtopic.php?f=8&t=25324&p=289999&hilit=kimberlin#p289999